Gaffney, S.C.----Limestone College redshirt senior forward
Jarrell Douglass (Leesburg, Fla.) had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Saints finished the game on an 11-3 run to take a 67-66 NCAA Division II victory over Wingate University Friday night in the 2011 South Atlantic Conference/Conference Carolinas Tip-Off Classic at Limestone.
Douglass hit the game-winner with 7.4 seconds remaining in the season opener for both teams. Wingate will face Queens University of Charlotte Saturday at 5 p.m. Limestone will play Lenoir-Rhyne University Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Queens defeated L-R 69-61 in Friday night’s first game.
Limestone senior guard
Nick Debnam (Raleigh, N.C.) supported Douglass’ effort with 11 points. Wingate junior forward
Odell Turner (Charlotte, N.C.) led the visiting Bulldogs with 22 points and six rebounds. Bulldog junior guard
Eddie Lewis (Rocky Point, N.C.) contributed nine points.
Wingate led 63-56 when junior guard
Ethan Kincaid (Morganton, N.C.) hit a lay-up with 3:46 left. Douglass had six of Limestone’s 11 points in the game-ending run. His game-winner put the hosts up 67-65 with 7.4 seconds to play. Bulldog senior guard
Chase Smith (Upper Marlboro, Md.) was fouled in the act with two seconds to go. Smith hit one-of-two free throws. Debnam snagged the rebound to give the Saints the victory.
The Bulldogs did not trail in the second half until Douglass hit his late-game shot. Wingate led by nine on two occasions in the second stanza. Lewis hit a jumper to put the visitors up 49-40 with 14:14 to play. Bulldog junior forward
Quan Alexander (Charlotte, N.C.) gave Wingate a 53-44 advantage with a hoop at the 10:31 mark.
The first half featured 12 lead changes and four ties. Smith’s driving lay-up in the waning moments gave Wingate a 32-31 halftime lead. The Bulldogs shot 50 percent in the first half (13-of-26), while the Saints managed only 38.7 percent (12-of-31). Douglass had 13 points and eight boards in the opening frame, while Turner led Wingate with nine points. Sophomore forward
Jeffrey Parker (Madison, N.C.) had six points on three-of-three shooting in the opening frame.
Limestone caught fire in the second half, hitting 55 percent (11-of-20) of its field goal attempts. On the evening, the Saints shot 45.1 percent (23-of-51) from the floor, while Wingate connected on 41.5 percent (27-of-65) of its field goal attempts. Limestone outrebounded Wingate 42-31.
The two teams split 68 points in the paint straight down the middle (34, 34). The Bulldog bench outscored the Saints’ reserves 19-10, thanks to Lewis and company. Wingate scored 12 points off turnovers, compared to eight similar points for Limestone.
Newspaper Box Score
Wingate vs Limestone
11/11/11 7:30 p.m. at Gaffney, S.C.
LIMESTONE 67, WINGATE 66
WINGATE (0-1 overall)
Turner, Odell 8-19 6-9 22; Lewis, Eddie 4-6 0-0 9; Parker, Jeffrey 4-6 0-0 8; Kincaid, Ethan 3-11 2-3 8; Smith, Chase 2-7 1-2 5; Alexander, Quan 2-7 0-0 4; Turman, Deion 2-3 0-0 4; Matilus, Paidrick 1-4 1-3 3; Carpenter, Robert 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-65 10-17 66.
LIMESTONE (1-0 overall)
Douglass, Jarrell 10-18 4-6 25; Debnam, Nick 3-4 5-6 11; Blue, Charles 3-7 2-2 8; Raga, Joe 2-2 3-3 7; Corry, Josh 1-8 3-4 6; Bogdan, Ryan 1-3 0-0 3; Sloan, Marquis 1-4 1-2 3; McNeill, Jamal 1-1 0-0 2; Moultrie, Phillip 1-3 0-0 2; Long, Brandon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 18-23 67.
Wingate....................... 32 34 - 66
Limestone..................... 31 36 - 67
3-point goals--Wingate 2-8 (Lewis, Eddie 1-2; Carpenter, Robert 1-1;
Kincaid, Ethan 0-1; Smith, Chase 0-3; Matilus, Paidrick 0-1), Limestone 3-16 (Bogdan, Ryan 1-3; Corry, Josh 1-8; Douglass, Jarrell 1-3; Blue, Charles 0-2). Fouled out--Wingate-None, Limestone-None. Rebounds--Wingate 31 (Turner, Odell 6), Limestone 42 (Douglass, Jarrell 11). Assists--Wingate 5 (Kincaid, Ethan 3), Limestone 10 (Corry, Josh 3). Total fouls--Wingate 14, Limestone 12. Technical fouls--Wingate-None, Limestone-None. A-556
2011 South Atlantic Conference/Conference Carolinas Challenge
